Due to this weekend's Family and Alumni celebration, today's 6pm Mass will take place in the Mabee Chapel, not at SFX.

Emmaus Retreat

Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduate students who have previous retreat experience, this relaxed overnight retreat provides students with ample time for community and personal prayer and reflection.

The Miller Service Scholarship provides an opportunity to do service for 3 weeks over Christmas break and receive in return a scholarship that would be added to your financial aid package. You can do the Service in your hometown or wherever you will be during Christmas Break.

Applications are available in Campus Ministry and are due by November 1st.

This Week's Question:October 10, 2012 marks the 50th Anniversary of what important event in the Roman Catholic Church?

Send your answer to Cindy by 9:00am on Wednesday. Of those students who respond, one will be chosen at random to receive a free (and delicious!) twister from the Pub. The winner will be announced in the following week's bulletin.

Last Week's Answer:

Yom Kippur is the Jewish Day of Atonement.

And the winner is Kim Patterson! Congrats!

Here's to YOU!

All who contributed to the success of

Family and Alumni Weekend!

SAB for all of your hard work in providing great programming!

All who generously donated blood at last Thursday's blood drive!

Faithful Citizenship:Catholic Social Teaching

This week's aspect of Catholic Social Teaching - as articulated by NETWORK, a Catholic lobbying organization - is

Participation as a Basic Human Right

Given the dignity of each person, it follows that participation in decisions that affect us is a basic human right. This, in turn, suggests subsidiarity as a basic rule of social organization: decisions should be made as close as possible to the level of individual initiative in communities and institutions. Families, local community groups, local governments and small businesses should be fostered and their input considered. Larger government structures have an important role to play, but that role only occurs when greater social coordination, regulation and efficiency are necessary for the common good. Indeed, the principle of subsidiarity - from the same Latin root ("subsidium") that gives us "subsidy" - requires larger government structures to support, promote and develop those forms of social organization that are closer to the level of individual initiative.

Think about it, pray about it, talk about it, register (deadlines below) and then VOTE!

Missouri: October 10

Kansas: October 16

Nebraska: October 19

A Prayer

The Nuns' Twenty-Third Psalm

All Saints, Covenant, Maryland

The Lord is my pace-setter, I shall not rush.

He makes me stop and rest for quiet intervals,

He provides me with images of stillness, which restore my serenity.

He leads me in ways of efficiency through calmness of mind, and His guidance is peace.

Even though I have a great many things to accomplish each day,

I will not fret, for His presence is here.

His timelessness, his all-importance will keep me in balance.

He prepares refreshment and renewal in the midst of my activity

by anointing my mind with His oils of tranquility.

My cup of joyous energy overflows.

Surely harmony and effectiveness shall be the fruit of my hours,

for I shall walk in the place of my Lord and dwell in His House forever.